The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) supports the preservation of American films that represent significant cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance, ensuring they remain accessible for future generations. Through funding and partnership, the NFPF aids archives, libraries, museums, universities, and other public institutions in safeguarding these films, which might otherwise deteriorate and be lost.
The National Film Preservation Foundation invites applications for the spring round of its Basic Preservation Grants. These grants are awarded to nonprofit and public institutions for laboratory work to preserve culturally and historically significant film materials. The grant must be used to pay for new laboratory work involving the creation of: